Santenay, Côte De Beaune

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

Montrachet Chardonnay 1996

Oy vey. This is something. Bright and lifted at the front. Intense fruit with lemon, chalky stone and minerality but a really deep and broad middle with hints of honey, spice and real depth. Light but powerful and long and intense. This is exceptional and in a very good place — 2 months ago

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Andrew, John and 11 others liked this

Domaine Faiveley (Joseph Faiveley)

Clos des Cortons Faiveley Monopole Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2014

A bit austere and shut down. Hoping this is just a dumb phase. — 3 months ago

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Ira Schwartz

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@John Osgood My guess very young. Being optimistic because I own the ‘10 in large format and I am old 😆
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@Ira Schwartz hope that is the case my friend!

Joseph Drouhin

Clos des Mouches Blanc Beaune 1er Cru Chardonnay 2018

yan ho
9.4

holiday dinner, boston. 12.23.23 — 4 months ago

Douglas, Ericsson and 4 others liked this

Domaine Leflaive

Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 2010

Quite restrained. Angular and tight still. Lovely balance. Pretty midpalate. Very good — 5 months ago

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Vanessa, Severn and 9 others liked this

Domaine Roulot

Les Meix Chavaux Meursault Chardonnay 2018

Tasted blind and brought by a very generous friend. These wines would be a splurge for almost anyone but this is one of the few wines at this price point that I’ve had that lives up to the hype. The perfect Chardonnay for my palate and probably the best Chard I’ve ever had up to this point. Just the right amount of reduction, fruit, and acid that was absolutely singing on the day it was opened. An experience I won’t soon forget. — 6 months ago

Andrew, Jean-Philip and 11 others liked this

Domaine des Comtes Lafon

Meursault-Perrières 1er Cru Chardonnay 2014

gorgeous soft lemon oil and chalkiness. Quite intense and with a real minerality and white pepper. Very pretty fruit but quite angular and will develop a long way from here. — 8 months ago

BOT Matt LichtenbergPaul Woolls
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Jan, Juan and 9 others liked this

Bouchard Père et Fils

Le Corton Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2005

Lovely warm rich fruit in the nose. Plum and soft Rainer fruit with done herbal notes in the background. Lush and pretty but still dense. Not showing much — 9 months ago

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Alan Weinberg

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Corton just takes forever. Didn’t think it warranted grand cru status till I tasted a couple that were 40-50 years old.
Conrad Green

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I agree- true if much of the Cotes de Beaune for my palate too

Domaine des Comtes Lafon

Clos de la Barre Meursault Chardonnay 2014

Nicho punta mita daniel gtz — 2 months ago

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Domaine Leflaive

Clavoillon Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2020

Gorgeous wine! Elegant, satiny and detailed with a beautiful bread dough, orange blossom and citrus-spice aromatic core and a chiseled, textured palate with racy and zesty lemony acids driving all of its flavors home. Going to age perfectly. 🙌🏻 — 4 months ago

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Joseph Drouhin

Marquis de Laguiche Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 2019

Delectable Wine
9.4

The 2019 Montrachet Grand Cru is a little oakier and creamier on the nose than its peers, yet with enormous depth of fruit that crashes over the olfactory senses. But perhaps it needs more delineation? It seems slightly later-picked than its peers, giving off light caramel notes. The palate is medium-bodied and hewn from a richer style of this Grand Cru. Slightly viscous in texture, dense and powerful, it doesn't quite possess the killer clarity and/or mineralité on the finish as the best in the flight. Impressive nonetheless, this is a Montrachet with real heft. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, December 2023)
— 4 months ago

Domaine Roulot

Meursault Chardonnay 2020

Killer juice! Gorgeous! — 5 months ago

Josh, Ira and 9 others liked this

Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

Les Narvaux Meursault Chardonnay 2013

Lovely lush fruit. Great acidity and balance. Some tropical hints. — 6 months ago

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Bob, Charlie and 5 others liked this

Domaine Roulot

Les Vireuils Meursault Chardonnay 2020

Suarez velez gus tome eugenio — 8 months ago

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Domaine Leflaive

Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 2014

Absolute harmony and royalty in a glass. Popped with Goose in a random afternoon cause, why not. Blown away by its place right now. Balanced with richness and acid and then comes that Monty finish. Holy fuck! Not always moves by Leflaive, but the 14 was special. — 9 months ago

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Domaine Ramonet

Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 2011

Yay! No pre mox at all on this guy. Decanted for about 45 minutes. An absolute pleasure. I love how Ramonet makes such distinct wines from each vineyard. — 7 years ago

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Hubert Lamy

En Remilly Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay 2019

This had clean, pure notes of lemon, citrus, wet crushed stone & white flower — 3 months ago

Ira, Andrew and 8 others liked this

La Pousse d'Or

Clos de la Bousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2018

Love this domaine. Solid bottle. — 3 months ago

Billy, John and 1 other liked this

Domaine Marquis d'Angerville

Clos des Ducs Monopole Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 1996

1996 vintage. Redonkulous, mid-neck fill and pristine cork (have had 17-20 similarly stored/performing bottles of different producers, varietals, regions from this particular cellar). Decanted with a mix of small chunk and coffee ground sed. Tasted immediately and over the course of two hours. That aged, silvery sheen in the color with a noticeable meniscus. Quiescent nose in the early going and showing. Took approx 30 mins of repeated decanted agitations to coax out a mix of herbs, orange zest/peel and slight beefiness. All this plus some American milk chocolate coalescing in flavor land. Light body. Still going strong after two hours. Likely another 7-10 years of drinking pleasure left from an above average vintage. 12.30.23. — 4 months ago

Ira, Lyle and 12 others liked this

Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

La Chatenière Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay 2015

Rich, lemon curd, mineral core with good balance & acidity — 4 months ago

Ira, Eric and 8 others liked this

Comte Armand

Clos des Epeneaux Monopole Pommard 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2013

Deeper colour ruby still with garnet rim . Quite floral nose , more fresh fruits , mix of red and dark . On the palate more dense , slightly riper but still fresh , darker fruit , quite wild and detailed . Well balanced acidity , quite gritty tannin , fills out well on the palate . Good length , drinking well now but will age longer over the next 8-10 years . — 5 months ago

Bob, Billy and 7 others liked this

Domaine Marquis d'Angerville

Champans Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2008

Paul K
9.2

Wow, this is fun. Think I got a steal here — 6 months ago

Tom, Daniel P. and 19 others liked this

Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

Le Banc Saint-Aubin Chardonnay 2018

Another delicious PYCM — 7 months ago

Severn, Tom and 5 others liked this

Bouchard Père et Fils

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay 2008

Showed well. Didn’t seem to have the next gear. — 8 months ago

Severn, Eric and 13 others liked this

Domaine Leflaive

Les Folatières Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2009

Lemon color. Stone, yellow apple and a touch of oak. Medium+ body, great acidity and long finish. Great showing. — 7 years ago

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Louis Jadot

Domaine des Héritiers Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay

Such elegance and structure. Fruit, minerality, and acids all in beautiful harmony. Plenty of life ahead of it. 2004 vintage. — 8 years ago

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